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City profile · Canada · North America

Winnipeg

Manitoba · Canada
City population
749,607
#6
in Canada
#1
in Manitoba
#733
worldwide
OttawaWinnipeg
49.884, -97.147 · 1,675 km from Ottawa
City population
749,607
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Canada
#6
of 295 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#733
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Canada
1.8%
of the national population

About Winnipeg

A city of 749,607 people lies 1,675 km from Ottawa. Winnipeg is the sixth-largest city in Canada and accounts for 1.8% of the national population. The nearest cities are considerably smaller: Steinbach at 52 km with 15,829 people, and Brandon 201 km away with 48,859 people.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Canada
#6of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in Manitoba
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Canada
Region
Manitoba
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
1,675 km
to Ottawa
Elevation
245 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Winnipeg
Coordinates
49.884, -97.147
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 295 in Canada

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

52KMSteinbach16K people191KMKenora15K people201KMBrandon49K people218KMGrand Forks57K people · United States335KMWest Fargo34K people · United States

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Winnipeg750K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Winnipeg compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Winnipeg750K

Winnipeg Population FAQ

What is the population of Winnipeg?

Winnipeg has a city population of 749,607. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Winnipeg?

Winnipeg is in Manitoba, Canada, 1,675 km from the capital, Ottawa. Its coordinates are 49.884, -97.147.

How big is Winnipeg compared with other cities in Canada?

It is the 6th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, holding 1.8% of the national population.

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